DSP&P 608 Returns to Como
| September 25, 2019 12:50PM |
After two year restoration/vacation in Canon City, former Denver, South Park & Pacific boxcar No. 608 returned to Como on Friday, September 20.
No. 608 is owned by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Historical Society and has been in in Como since 2006. (the first track rebuilt in Como was in stall 2 of the roundhouse to house 608)
Susan Livingston (who used to live in 608 in the 1970's, when it was a cabin west of Nederland) watches DSP&P 608 being unloaded in Como on September 20. The car is being unloaded on Track 17, which was built on September 14. The trucks were loaded on the trailer in Como in the morning and taken to Canon City where a crane was used to place the car on its trucks on the trailer. The car was brought back to Como, unloaded, turned on the turntable and pushed inside Stall 2 of the Roundhouse. Thanks to Bob Schoppe for the photo.
Jason Midyette
No. 608 is owned by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Historical Society and has been in in Como since 2006. (the first track rebuilt in Como was in stall 2 of the roundhouse to house 608)
Susan Livingston (who used to live in 608 in the 1970's, when it was a cabin west of Nederland) watches DSP&P 608 being unloaded in Como on September 20. The car is being unloaded on Track 17, which was built on September 14. The trucks were loaded on the trailer in Como in the morning and taken to Canon City where a crane was used to place the car on its trucks on the trailer. The car was brought back to Como, unloaded, turned on the turntable and pushed inside Stall 2 of the Roundhouse. Thanks to Bob Schoppe for the photo.
Jason Midyette
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